UNITED STATES v. BUZZARD

No. 20-4087, No. 20-4221, No. 20-4228.

1 F.4th 198 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jason Wattie BUZZARD, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul William Martin, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul Martin, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 11, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David Robert Bungard , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellants. Louie Alexander Hamner , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Gerald Morton Titus, III , SPILMAN, THOMAS & BATTLE, PLLC, for Appellant Jason Wattie Buzzard. Wesley P. Page , Federal Public Defender, Jonathan D. Byrne , Assistant Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellant Paul William Martin. Michael B. Stuart , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Diaz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Motz and Judge Richardson joined.


In this consolidated appeal, Jason Wattie Buzzard and Paul William Martin challenge the district court's denial of their motions to suppress evidence found when police searched a car they occupied. Martin also challenges the denial of his motion for acquittal at trial and the revocation of his term of supervised release at sentencing...

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